"DEMOGRAPHY is destiny, or so the saying goes, but Latinos are learning this political season that destiny can take detours.
As their population in the United States surged from 35 million in 2000
to nearly 57 million, Latinos became the subjects of a feel-good
political story that bathed a marginalized minority in the glow of
demographic triumphalism. Acting as a cohesive political force, Latinos
were supposed to power Democratic majorities for decades and enshrine
the welcoming immigration policies they overwhelmingly favor.
Instead,
the 2016 campaign is showing how viscerally the paranoia of a majority
can take aim at those gaining ground. Rather than a moment of triumph,
this could be the year of the Latino eclipse".
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